BROCKTON – At his arraignment Tuesday, prosecutors said Joshua Cooper swerved around a car that was stopped at a red light on Main Street before speeding 40 to 50 mph into the intersection at Legion Parkway.

A moment later, he crashed.

Police said Cooper, 25, of Brockton, was drunk and speeding when he drove through a red light and smashed his car into Morris Webb’s SUV about 1:15 a.m. Saturday.

Webb’s vehicle rolled over multiple times, ejecting the 42-year-old father of three from the vehicle. He was taken to Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, where he later died.

Cooper appeared before Judge Ronald Moynihan at his arraignment wearing a neck brace and a bandage on his left arm. He also appeared to have a noticeable limp.

“This is obviously a tragic and unfortunate event. Mr. Cooper stands before you today completely remorseful for what happened that night,” said Cooper’s defense attorney, Jay McLaughlin.

At the time of the accident, Cooper was on probation for an incident in 2013 in which he was charged with assaulting a police officer, among other charges. The case was continued without a finding, and he was placed on probation.

One of the conditions of his probation was that he not consume or possess alcohol.

Plymouth County prosecutor Eric Drury said initial reports indicate that Cooper’s blood-alcohol content was 0.09, over the legal limit of 0.08.

“He’s clearly a danger to society,” Drury told the judge.

Drury said Brockton police had two eyewitnesses who were driving behind Webb on Main Street when the accident occurred. Both people told police they had a green light when Cooper came darting into the intersection.

“When officers went over to the defendant’s car they immediately noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from the car,” Drury said.

Cooper and a passenger in his car were also taken to Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital with injuries.

“After he had been there for a few hours, state police spoke with Cooper, who told them that he had a green light and that his car was struck,” Drury said. “They were unable to speak with his passenger because he was so incoherently drunk that night, despite the fact that it was now four hours after the accident. The troopers could still smell the odor of alcohol coming from Cooper’s breath.”

Drury said Cooper has three default warrants, four probation violations and two convictions on his record.

Page 2 of 2 - Moynihan ordered Cooper held on $250,000 bail. He is due back in court April 24.

Last year, Cooper was arraigned on charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and on another case in which he was charged with assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon and threatening to commit a crime. He allegedly made threats and pushed his mother.